(IR) The 3rd IR, Turn 7 (thread 1b)

[Mr. Draco]

To: Alzem
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The Union of Oerth demands to know what crime it has commited against you and your people?

For what reason were we assaulted?

Are not the people of Oerth to be working together to remove the stain that is the armies of the red ooze fiend melkor and his allies?

That indeed is what we were attempting to accomplish.

Now you seek to circumvent our actions. Do you truly wish the enemies of life to be victorious?

What crime have we commited against you, we who are even now reforming ourselves (OOC: Cydians are forced Lawful Neutral by nature, so, no more evil, just plain, pure law).

You spoke of mercy for the deserving. You spoke of repentance for those willing. Now you order massive attacks against those seeking that which you spoke.

In the least, tell us, have you slaughtered our mages for no crime, or are they now imprisoned by your power?

OOC: We really are preparing an attack against the forces of darkness.

 

[Mr. Draco]

Re: STATEMENTS OF DUELING FOR DAY 2

If you were Holding an Attack from Day 1 (many of you are doing so,) you may declare you are Attacking on Day 2.
If you are doing so, declare it now, and declare the target.

This doesn't mean we can change the target of the attack, does it?

 

[kaboom]

Day 2 11th level action

I am attemping to breack the 11th level enchantment on Bockob.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

TO EVERYONE IN THE IR

When you declared your Attack, I required you to also declare the target of that Attack.

THE TARGET CANNOT BE CHANGED.

Unless ...

You state you are DROPPING your Attack altogether (the Attack is totally wasted and lost.)

You may then declare a NEW Attack (it resets at Category 3 or 4, depending on your 11th level actions that day)

This NEW Attack requires you once more declare a target, which means the NEW Attack may have a NEW Target.

- - -

The same rules apply to your Defenses, unless they are forcibly discharged by an Attack, in which case you should e-mail me that you are mounting a NEW Defense, and you should state who you are Defending (if you do not, it defaults to yourself.)

If your Defense was discharged forcibly by an Attack (and ANY Attack discharges your ENTIRE Defense), and you do NOT declare a new Defense, you have no Defense at all!
Guess what happens to your Power then?

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Now, once more:

If you are dropping an Attack, so you can Attack someone else, now is the time to tell me.

If you are dropping a Defense, so you can Defend someone else, now is the time to tell me.

If you are mounting an Attack (that is, you declared no Attack on Day 1, and want to declare an Attack for Day 2) now is the time to tell me.

If you Held your Attack from Day 1, and you wish to discharge it on Day 2 against the target you ORIGINALLY STATED YOU WERE ATTACKING (You cannot change the target!!), now is the time to tell me.

If you Held your Attack from Day 1, and you intend to Hold it through to Day 3, DO NOT tell me yet.
I will call for such declarations in due time.

- - -

It remains Day 1 until I receive ALL your Attack/Defense Declarations for Day 2.

 

[Kalanyr]

My Apologies to Zelda.

Sorry Zelda. I just referred to you because you are the most active of those who got it (and so came to mind). My sincere apologies to you. I should have used Acereak since Maudlin is no longer around.

I don't want anyone to drop back to 9th level magic or 10th, it would take them out of this completely. I understand this.


Edit2- Blah, Stupid grouchy stuff removed, now that I've had time to think about it.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

TO ZELDA

Zelda, you could conceivably give up your 11th level capabilities.

If you do that, nobody else will gain from your sacrifice.

Your Power becomes Disarmed.

Any 11th Level Power in play, including the 2 11th Level Powers I am running, could attempt a Coup de Grace against your Power, the Thillronian Alliance, slaughtering your people and obliterating your lands.

Yes, with great power comes great responsibility - that is a cliche, but it is very true, and I have come to believe strongly in said cliche.


Although you have 11th level power, you are not required to use it.
There are many classic cases in books and stories where mages had great power, and refused - wisely - to use that power.

- - -

My regrets that you cannot aid another Power by giving up your 11th level magic.

That was a noble gesture.

The Mists of Ravenloft fall back, the Dark Powers repelled by such gestures and such thinking.

 

[Zelda Themelin]

Re: My Apologies to Zelda.

Sorry Zelda. I just referred to you because you are the most active of those who got it (and so came to mind). My sincere apologies to you. I should have used Acereak since Maudlin is no longer around.

OCC:

Thanks.

Now my tired mind can feel complitely rested over this matter.

It's just I've been awake 25 hours (a bit anxious, cause two little kitten of mine are finally getting their own family, and giving up is hard).


That aside, I've had some issues with 11th lv magic thing myself.
You know, no in-game reason of getting it in the first place. Little things like that truly bother me. "Your faction need correction for game balance's sake", is never my favourite tactic to introduce such an important element, but everybody is busy and all.

I also truly wish you had some compensation for time and sacrifice gaining 11the magic though hard work.

Added: It wasn't stupid stuff for me to read Kalanyr.

 

[Kalanyr]

Thanks Zelda. Hope you feel better soon, its tough parting with those you love. May the kittens do well.

I feel embarrased and ashamed with how well you took my outburst. I probably wouldn't have been so nice about it.

 

[Zelda Themelin]

Edena:

If so... then it will remain with us for now...
And there indeed will be time and place for us to give up that power, but that is done as price to walk the path where power is the path, not the goal.

Kalanyr, is there some other way to support you. We are willing to help.

 

[Kalanyr]

No, no , no. Support yourself, I'd rather my allies came through this intact then I come through an overwhelming power. I just get depressed at times, it passes.